How to fix it
- Put the product title on the first row of each listed product.
- Check that the rows were not re-sorted so that a variant row ended up first.
Example
A file with this problem
Title,URL handle,Status,Option1 name,Option1 value,Price,Inventory tracker,Inventory quantity,Continue selling when out of stock,Fulfillm... ,no-title-tee,active,Size,S,20.00,shopify,5,deny,manual,
What the checker says about it
- Line 2: The first row for "no-title-tee" (line 2) has no Title. Shopify will report "Ignored line 2 because it did not contain product data" unless the product already exists and you are overwriting it.
Once the listed rows are fixed, check the file again; the checker also looks for every other problem Shopify documents, so you do not trade one error for the next.
Questions
- What does "Ignored line because it did not contain product data" mean in Shopify?
- The first row of a product has a URL handle but no Title. Shopify only creates a product from a row with a title, so it skips the line. This is expected when you overwrite products that already exist, and a problem when the products are new.
- How do I fix it?
- Put the product title on the first row of each listed product. Check that the rows were not re-sorted so that a variant row ended up first.
Other Shopify import errors
- Validation failed: options are not unique
- Validation failed: price can't be blank
- Inventory quantity can't be blank
- Inventory quantity is not a number
- Inventory policy is not included in the list
- Fulfillment service can't be blank
- All checks
Sources
- Shopify Help Center: Solutions to common product CSV import problems: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/import-export/common-import-issues
Based on Shopify's help pages for product CSV import. Not tested on a live store.